Showstopper Eye Makeup Tutorial

Hi beauties! Today’s tutorial wasn’t really planned. I had a dinner to attend and plenty of time to get ready so I just reached for whatever was within close reach which was my Tarte Showstopper palette and started playing.

I’d done natural everyday looks using this palette before but I was so impressed with how well the shadows performed for this intense look, I thought I may as well turn it into a tutorial and share it with you guys.

These happen to be my favorite color combo as I have hazel eyes and warm brown shadows really make them pop. *Learn how you too can make your natural eye color stand outHERE

Style and technique wise, this look is quite similar to the last smoky eye I created (tutorial here) so you may find some of the essential products repeat. As always, feel free to use whatever brand shadows you have or switch up the colors as you please :)

PRODUCTS USED FOR THIS LOOK

Tarte Showstopper palette made up majority of this look. I used four eyeshadows from this palette as marked in the picture, left to right: You’re A Natural, Steel The Scene, Rose To The Top and Dim The lights.

Initially I tried using Rose To The Top (the shimmer brown) with a wet brush to really intensify the color but it still wasn’t enough to achieve what I was visualising in my head. So I used one of my favorite Colourpop shadows called Mooning. This is a rich dark chocolate brown with warm bronze/copper sparkles throughout. It is so so so pretty!

1. Prep the eyes with your choice of primer and apply You’re A Natural (the lightest matte color) in the crease as transition. Diffuse this color well.

2. Apply Rose To The Top (warm shimmer brown) all over the mobile lid and blend into the crease color. You can extend this color into a wing if you like. I rounded mine off and kept it close to the natural shape of my eyes.

3. Apply Steel The Scene (cooler brown) all over the mobile lid to create depth and blend the edges to prevent any sharp lines

4. Line the top lash line with Tarteist black clay liner. Again, you can extend this into a wing if you like.

5. Dip the tip of a pointy pencil brush into Dim The Lights (darkest brown) and smudge over the black liner to soften it.

6. Apply the very first color You’re A Natural along the bottom lash line.

7. Using Tarteist black liner, line inside the waterline smudging it into the bottom lashes.

8. Dip the tip of a pointy pencil brush back into Dim The Lights (dark brown) and smudge it well into the bottom lashes to blend with the black liner. You can make the bottom lash line as thin or thick as you prefer.

9. With your finger, dab Colourpop Super Shock shadow in Mooning all over the mobile lid. The more you build this shadow, the more sparkly it gets.

10. Curl the lashes and apply a coat of your favorite black mascara, followed by false lashes.

I hope you enjoy this look and don’t forget to tag me at sarahbeautypov on Instagram/Twitter if you recreate it; I’d love to see your version of it.

I love this color combination you have created! I bought this palette shortly after you did the review for the showstopper line. At this rate, I am going to have an eye palette collection thanks to you! lol :)